Good enough to eat

Psychologies Nutrition Editor Eve Kalinik has written the ultimate guide to gut health with recipes for body and mind in her new book, Be Good To Your Gut

WORDS AND RECIPES EVE KALINIK PHOTOGRAPHS NASSIMA ROTHACKER

There is nothing more fulfilling than enjoying a plate of good, honest, delicious food with great company and a drop of natural red wine on the side. I’m passionate about how eating well can make such a big difference to our health and wellbeing. We’re only beginning to gain some understanding of the true complexity of the gut and why it is of such paramount importance in our overall health.

That vital, underpinning role kind of makes sense, given that there are more bacteria than human cells in the body. Recent figures put it at a 1.5:1 ratio, and when you consider that most of these bacteria reside in the gut, it provides more than a little food for thought. That’s why I wrote this book: to help you reconnect with your gut and all that it can do for your health, and to empower you to be able to make the necessary changes, as I once did.

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